Comment on Going out the way he lived

dmention7@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• drolex@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  They’re flying into the eye of a cat5 hurricane???

  Bloody hell. And I’m afraid of air turbulences…

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  • SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    C-130s really do it all

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    • proudblond@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      WOW. I live relatively near an active base and occasionally these beasts will fly overhead. I had no idea they were capable of literally flying through hurricanes; that is extra badass. I’m not really an aircraft enthusiast or anything but it still gives me a bit of a thrill to hear them thundering overhead.

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      • TopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        It’s pretty crazy to think about, but regular passenger jumbo jets experience hurricane force winds constantly. What actually puts a lot of stress on an aircraft fuselage is sudden shifts in wind speed, especially if the forces are vertical and cause the plane to rise or fall rapidly.

        So, most modern planes could fly through a hurricane as long as they travel with the direction of wind and avoid major pockets of turbulence. The C130s are extra strong because they are built to handle the stress of transporting very large payloads. The hurricane hunters use these while they are pretty much empty so they have a lot of extra stress tolerance to work with.

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    • KamikazeRusher@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Seems that the C-130s won’t be ready until 2030. Looks like they’re using WP-3D Orion aircraft currently.

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      • SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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  • finitebanjo@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Not to diminish the skill and planning but the eye is the easier part to fly in.

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    • Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      It’s also surrounded by all of the not-easy parts

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  • fossilesque@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/NOAA_Hurricane_Hunters

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    • flora_explora@beehaw.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Wow, intense!!

      Staffed with 18 to 20 crew members, including pilots and scientists, a normal hurricane reconnaissance or research mission can last from 9–10 hours, while a surveillance (“fix” mission) mission will typically last 8 hours,

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